Our School of Farming and Homesteading grew out of the many requests from aspiring and up-and-coming small farm families but also from the desire to help beginning farmers sidestep the pitfalls that lead to discouragement.  With 13 years of farming/homesteading experience on 4 farms ranging from 7 to 400 acres, we feel equipped to assist others in their quest to cultivate a successful and enjoyable agrarian lifestyle. 

 Our goal is to provide hands-on training in half day, one, two and three day courses for the hopeful or struggling small farmer, the hobby farmer jaded by a dwindling bank account, or the plain ole suburbanite-gone-country. Our courses are designed by the student to maximize their resources and to ensure that the skills learned can be utilized.  Couples are welcome and discounts are available for husband/wife students. 

Our Farming/Homesteading courses provide a comprehensive series of hands-on classes that offers essential information, demonstration, instruction and practical application designed for the family or individual that desires to begin a homestead. These intensive courses encompass hands-on workshops  that cover a variety of the following topics:

Small Farm Dairy - Cows
Small Farm Dairy - Goats
Sheep Management
Maintaining a Grass Fed Beef Herd
Pastured Poultry
Chicken Butchering
Rotational Grazing
Pasture Management
Understanding Fencing
Paddock Setup and Design
Working with Draft Horses
Logging with Horses
Woodlot Skills
Operating a Farm Store
Marketing your Farm
Small Farm Bookkeeping
 Making Farm Tours Part of your Farm Income
Soap making
Nutritional Cooking
 Making Dairy Products for Your Family
Food Preservation
Bread making
Organic Gardening
Composting
Seed SavingGrowing Culinary and Medicinal Herbs
Native Tree/Wild Herb Identification
Commonsense Permaculture
Knitting
Spinning
Tanning
Working Dogs

 

1/2 day Course (minimum 5 people) - $50.00 person
1 Day Course - $175.00
2 Day Course - $325.00
3 Day Course - $450.00

Meals are included in Course Price.  On farm lodging is available for an additional charge of $75.00 per night, please call for details.
Additional lodging is available at area hotels and Bed and Breakfasts.